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<p>
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<hr />

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  will apply to the combination as such.
</p>

<h5>14. Revised Versions of this License.</h5>
<p>
  The Free Software Foundation may publish revised and/or new versions of the
  GNU General Public License from time to time. Such new versions will be
  similar in spirit to the present version, but may differ in detail to address
  new problems or concerns.
</p>

<p>
  Each version is given a distinguishing version number. If the Program
  specifies that a certain numbered version of the GNU General Public License
  “or any later version” applies to it, you have the option of following the
  terms and conditions either of that numbered version or of any later version
  published by the Free Software Foundation. If the Program does not specify a
  version number of the GNU General Public License, you may choose any version
  ever published by the Free Software Foundation.
</p>

<p>
  If the Program specifies that a proxy can decide which future versions of the
  GNU General Public License can be used, that proxy's public statement of
  acceptance of a version permanently authorizes you to choose that version for
  the Program.
</p>

<p>
  Later license versions may give you additional or different permissions.
  However, no additional obligations are imposed on any author or copyright
  holder as a result of your choosing to follow a later version.
</p>

<h5>15. Disclaimer of Warranty.</h5>
<p>
  THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
  LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR
  OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
  EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
  THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM
  PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR
  CORRECTION.
</p>

<h5>16. Limitation of Liability.</h5>
<p>
  IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY
  COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS THE PROGRAM
  AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL,
  SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
  INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR
  DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR
  A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH
  HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
</p>

<h5>17. Interpretation of Sections 15 and 16.</h5>
<p>
  If the disclaimer of warranty and limitation of liability provided above
  cannot be given local legal effect according to their terms, reviewing courts
  shall apply local law that most closely approximates an absolute waiver of all
  civil liability in connection with the Program, unless a warranty or
  assumption of liability accompanies a copy of the Program in return for a fee.
</p>

<h4>END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS</h4>

<h4>How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs</h4>
<p>
  If you develop a new program, and you want it to be of the greatest possible
  use to the public, the best way to achieve this is to make it free software
  which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms.
</p>

<p>
  To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to attach
  them to the start of each source file to most effectively state the exclusion
  of warranty; and each file should have at least the “copyright” line and a
  pointer to where the full notice is found.
</p>

<blockquote>
  <pre><code>&lt;one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.&gt;
Copyright (C) &lt;year&gt;  &lt;name of author&gt;

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see &lt;https://www.gnu.org/licenses/&gt;.</code></pre>
</blockquote>
<p>Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.</p>

<p>
  If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short notice like
  this when it starts in an interactive mode:
</p>

<blockquote>
  <pre><code>&lt;program&gt;  Copyright (C) &lt;year&gt;  &lt;name of author&gt;
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.</code></pre>
</blockquote>
<p>
  The hypothetical commands `show w' and `show c' should show the appropriate
  parts of the General Public License. Of course, your program's commands might
  be different; for a GUI interface, you would use an “about box”.
</p>

<p>
  You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or school, if
  any, to sign a “copyright disclaimer” for the program, if necessary. For more
  information on this, and how to apply and follow the GNU GPL, see &lt;<a
    href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/"
    >https://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a
  >&gt;.
</p>

<p>
  The GNU General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
  proprietary programs. If your program is a subroutine library, you may
  consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the
  library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Lesser General Public
  License instead of this License. But first, please read &lt;<a
    href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html"
    >https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html</a
  >&gt;.
</p>
